..However, the mechanism by which these mutations affect polar development is not well understood. The aim of this study was to identify new regulators that control multiple aspects of polar organelle development...

Holdfast spreading and thickening during Caulobacter crescentus attachment to surfaces

..Adhesion to surfaces facilitates many crucial functions of microbes in their natural habitats. Thus understanding the mechanism of microbial adhesion is of broad interest to the microbiology research community...

..Here we announce the genome sequences of eight alphaproteobacteria, including the first genome sequences of species belonging to the genera Asticcacaulis, Hirschia, Hyphomicrobium, and Rhodomicrobium...

..Understanding how bacteria orchestrate multiple processes is critical for our ability to inhibit their persistence, proliferation, and host infection, and will result in the improvement of public health. ..

..Understanding how bacteria orchestrate multiple processes is critical for our ability to inhibit their persistence, proliferation, and host infection, and will result in the improvement of public health. ..